Tag: Georgia

Democrat Jon Ossoff poses for a picture with supporters outside of the East Roswell Library in Roswell, Ga., Tuesday, May 30, 2017. He faces Republican Karen Handel in the GOP-leaning 6th Congressional District that stretches across greater Atlanta's northern suburbs. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

Washington Secrets

Rep. John Lewis calls GA candidate Ossoff the new JFK

Paul Bedard · June 6, 2017 2:57 pm

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) addresses supporters in Georgia. Ossoff is trying for an upset over former Rep. Karen Handel (R-GA) in the GOP-leaning Sixth Congressional District that stretches across greater Atlanta's northern suburbs.

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: In Georgia trench warfare, Dems want to ‘stick it to Trump’

Byron York · June 6, 2017 10:48 am

Democrat Jon Ossoff finished first in the April primary, which involved members of both parties, but fell short of the 50 percent threshold needed to claim the election outright. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

Democrat Jon Ossoff to skip CNN debate

Robert King · June 4, 2017 7:52 pm

Brian O. Walsh, president of America First, said the group's mission is to strengthen Trump's hand in Congress and preserve his political standing nationally. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Pro-Trump outside group launches over ad campaign in Georgia congressional race

David M. Drucker · June 1, 2017 11:17 pm

Ossoff is the Democratic nominee in the competitive special election to fill a vacant Georgia House seat. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

GOP super PAC spurs Ossoff demand to take down Kathy Griffin ad

David M. Drucker · June 1, 2017 6:27 pm

The spot, aired by Congressional Leadership Fund, a group aligned with Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is moving to undermine Ossoff's message of pragmatic centrism that Republicans worry might be effective in the closely watched race to fill a vacant, suburban Atlanta House seat. (Image courtesy screenshot)

GOP ad paints Ossoff as Pelosi clone

David M. Drucker · May 22, 2017 2:01 pm

Not a single special election race so far has delivered a surprising result — that is, a Democrat winning in a place where Democrats usually lose. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Democrats won another election moral victory last night — which is to say, they lost

David Freddoso · May 17, 2017 8:03 pm

Georgia on Wednesday carried out its first execution of 2017, putting to death a man convicted of murder more than 20 years ago. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia carries out first execution of 2017

Kelly Cohen · May 17, 2017 11:59 am

According to ICE, the Panamanian national who committed suicide Monday had been in solitary confinement for 19 days before taking his life. (AP Photo/Kate Brumback, File)

Seven people in ICE custody have died since October

Kelly Cohen · May 16, 2017 6:57 pm

Man convicted of murdering his neighbor and robbing his neighbor's wife had asked for the alternative to lethal injection. (AP)

Appeals court shoots down Georgia inmate’s request to be executed by firing squad

Ryan Lovelace · May 16, 2017 4:59 pm

Despite an eager push from Georgia Democrats for Yates to succeed Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, who is term-limited, she said she is not interested in the job. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sally Yates won’t run for governor of Georgia, but doesn’t rule out political future

Sean Langille · May 16, 2017 3:44 pm

Be wary of the assumption that James Comey's firing has fundamentally changed the political environment. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

One-third of Americans have no opinion on Comey’s firing

David Freddoso · May 15, 2017 8:51 pm